Sony VPCL138FX User Guide - Page 137

Recovery, How can I reinstall the original software and drivers?

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Troubleshooting > Recovery n 137 N Recovery How can I create recovery media? You can create recovery media using the VAIO Care. The media are used to restore your computer system to its factory default settings. For detailed information, refer to a user guide under Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 6) or enter VAIO Care, VAIO Care Rescue, or VAIO Recovery Center in the search box in Help and Support (page 6). ! If your computer is not equipped with a built-in optical disc drive, you need to connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied). How can I restore my computer system to its factory default settings? There are two ways to recover your computer system: from recovery media and from the recovery area. For detailed information, refer to a user guide under Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 6) or enter VAIO Care, VAIO Care Rescue, or VAIO Recovery Center in the search box in Help and Support (page 6). How can I reinstall the original software and drivers? You can restore the preinstalled software and drivers using the VAIO Care. For detailed information, refer to a user guide under Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 6) or enter VAIO Care, VAIO Care Rescue, or VAIO Recovery Center in the search box in Help and Support (page 6). How do I check the volume of the recovery area? Your built-in storage device contains the recovery area where the data for the system recovery is stored. To check the volume of the recovery area, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage. 2 Click Disk Management under Storage in the left pane. The volume of the recovery area and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row in the center pane.

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Troubleshooting >
Recovery
Recovery
How can I create recovery media?
You can create recovery media using the
VAIO Care
. The media are used to restore your computer system to its factory
default settings. For detailed information, refer to a user guide under
Use my VAIO
in
Help and Support
(page 6)
or enter
VAIO Care
,
VAIO Care Rescue
, or
VAIO Recovery Center
in the search box in
Help and Support
(page 6)
.
!
If your computer is not equipped with a built-in optical disc drive, you need to connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied).
How can I restore my computer system to its factory default settings?
There are two ways to recover your computer system: from recovery media and from the recovery area. For detailed
information, refer to a user guide under
Use my VAIO
in
Help and Support
(page 6)
or enter
VAIO Care
,
VAIO Care
Rescue
, or
VAIO Recovery Center
in the search box in
Help and Support
(page 6)
.
How can I reinstall the original software and drivers?
You can restore the preinstalled software and drivers using the
VAIO Care
. For detailed information, refer to a user guide
under
Use my VAIO
in
Help and Support
(page 6)
or enter
VAIO Care
,
VAIO Care Rescue
, or
VAIO Recovery Center
in
the search box in
Help and Support
(page 6)
.
How do I check the volume of the recovery area?
Your built-in storage device contains the recovery area where the data for the system recovery is stored. To check the volume
of the recovery area, follow these steps:
1
Click
Start
, right-click
Computer
, and select
Manage
.
2
Click
Disk Management
under
Storage
in the left pane.
The volume of the recovery area and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the
Disk 0
row in the center pane.